MEETINGS/CONVENTIONS January...
21-21 North Central Tire Dealers & Suppliers conference, Mystic Lake Hotel and Casino, Prior Lake, Minn.; Contact: Jim Knecht (612) 432-8957.
26 TDA of Western Pa., meeting, Holiday Inn, Monroeville, Pa.; Contact: Jack Greiner, (412) 836-0309.
27 Maryland TDA, general membership meeting, Snyder's Willow Grove Restaurant, Linthicum, Md.; Contact: Sally Ernst, (410) 647-8919 or (800) 388-6832.
29-30 Quebec Tire Specialists Assn., convention, Holiday Inn, Saguenay, Quebec; Contact: Ginette St.-Jean, (514) 282-3816.
February...
3-4 RPA Asphalt-Rubber 1999: A Symposium on Global Practices, Fiesta Inn, Tempe, Ariz.; Contact: Michelle Maney, (602) 517-9944.
10-12 Western Canada Tire Dealers, convention, Victoria Conference Centre, Victoria, B.C.; Contact: Mel Hennig, (306) 584-2113.
11-12 Northwest Tire Dealers Assn., convention, Columbia Conference Center/Holiday Inn, Portland, Ore.; Contact: Richard Nordness, (509) 735-1991.
18-20 TANA OTR Conference, Loews Miami Beach, Miami, Fla.; Contact: Dave Poisson, (800) 876-8372.
19-20 Iowa TDA, Iowa Tire & Automotive Services show, Polk County Convention, Complex, Des Moines, Iowa; Contact: Joe Kelly or Becky Kinney.
26-27 Illinois/Indiana convention, Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza, Merrillville, Ind.; (888) 754-8372.
March...
6-8 Rubber Manufacturers Association/General Products Group annual meeting, Rancho Bernardo Inn, San Diego.; (202) 682-4818.
TRAINING PROGRAMS
January...
5-8 International Tire and Rubber Assoc. (ITRA), Commer- cial Tire Service Instructor Certification Program, Louisville, Ky.; (800) 426-8835.
10-13 Tech International, Commercial Tire Seminar, Johnstown, Ohio; (800) 433-8324, or (800) 336-8324.
11-15 Bee Line Co., Wheel Alignment course, Bettendorf, Iowa; (800) 728-7828. Five-day version Jan. 18-22.
18-22 BFS Commercial Tire Consultant sales seminar, Nashville, Tenn.; (800) 543-7522, ext. 3553. Four-day ``master'' version of this seminar Jan. 19-22.
18-20 Federal-Mogul, Four-Wheel Alignment course, AnnArbor, Mich.; (734) 761-3688.
25-27 Bee Line Co., Truck Frame course, Bettendorf, Iowa; (800) 728-7828.
25-29 ITRA, In-Depth Retreading and Basic Repairing semi- nar, Louisville, Ky.; (800) 426-8835.
25-29 Moog Automotive, Brake System Diagnostics & Intro- duction to ABS for Technicians course, St. Louis; (314) 512-8398.
February...
1-2 Federal-Mogul, Steering and Suspension course, Ann Arbor, Mich.; (734) 761-3688. Two-day version Feb. 3-4.
9-11 Federal-Mogul, Heavy Duty Brakes course, Ann Arbor, Mich.; (734) 761-3688.
15-19 ITRA, In-Depth Retreading and Basic Repairing seminar, Louisville, Ky.; (800) 426-8835.
15-19 BFS Commercial Tire Consultant sales seminar, Nashville, Tenn.; (800) 543-7522, ext. 3553. Four-day ``master'' version of this seminar Feb. 16-19.
17-19 Federal-Mogul, Steering and Suspension course, Ann Arbor, Mich.; (734) 761-3688.
24-26 ITRA, Repairing seminar, Louisville, Ky.; (800) 426-8835.